542 Chauncey Street

542 Chauncey Street in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn, has 10 open HPD violations, 6 of them class C, and no rent-stabilized units are on its tax bill, as of Oct 25, 2026. StreetSpy grade: D (60/100).

Multi-family walk-up · 3 units · Built 1925

StreetSpy grade: D (Poor, 60/100)

• 6 immediately hazardous violations open (the class that covers no heat, pests, lead paint and similar).
• No housing complaints to 311 in the last 12 months.
• The owner's bedbug filings report no infested units in the last 3 years.
• No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill. Increases aren't capped by stabilization, though Good Cause Eviction may still limit them.

More open violations per unit than 7 in 10 Brooklyn buildings this size.

• Repairs: High (10 open, 6 class C), records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Heat and hot water: No complaints, 12 mo, records as of Oct 25, 2026
• Pests: Clear (Owner reported none, 3 yr), records as of Oct 27, 2026
• Safety: Clear (No open DOB violations), records as of Oct 23, 2026
• Registration: Renewal not yet in city data, records as of Oct 3, 2026

How the grade works

Housing code violations (HPD)

10 open violations: 6 class C (immediately hazardous), 3 class B, 1 class A. 0 issued in the last 12 months. 11 on record. Oldest open violation issued 2010-11-15. Newest violation issued 2011-09-28. No new HPD violation has been issued here since 2011. Most of the open count is older violations that were never closed.

HPD recorded no violation closed here in the last 12 months.

• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING KEY OPERATED DOUBLE CYLINDER LOCK IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2011-09-28. HPD violation 9130409
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2011-05-16. HPD violation 8940836
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE WITH NEW THE MISSING LOCK ON APARTMENT ENTRANCE DOOR LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, APARTMENT AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2011-05-16. HPD violation 8940855
• Class C: Plumbing defect, bathroom, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REPLACE THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE WASHBASIN IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2011-03-31. HPD violation 8879382
• Class C: Door, lock or intercom defect, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: REMOVE THE ILLEGAL FASTENING DOUBLE CYLINDER KEY OPERATED LOCK AT THE DOOR IN THE ENTRANCE LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY (apt 2), issued 2010-11-19. HPD violation 8697827
• Class C: No hot water, throughout the apartment, 1st floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROVIDE HOT WATER AT ALL HOT WATER FIXTURES IN THE ENTIRE APARTMENT LOCATED AT APT 1, 1st STORY (apt 1), issued 2010-11-15. HPD violation 8690656
• Class B: Plumbing defect, kitchen, 2nd floor. ADMIN. CODE: PROPERLY REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE COUNTER TOP AT KITCHEN SINK IN THE KITCHEN LOCATED AT APT 2, 2nd STORY, 1st APARTMENT FROM SOUTH AT WEST (apt 2), issued 2011-09-28. HPD violation 9130371
• Class B: Fire escape defect. ADMIN. CODE: FIRE ESCAPE DEFECTIVE. REPLACE WITH NEW THE BROKEN, DEFECTIVE AND/OR MISSING SHOE AT FRONT FIRE ESCAPE DROP LADDER, issued 2011-05-16. HPD violation 8940821

311 housing complaints

0 in the last 12 months, 0 in 5 years.

Bedbugs

The owner reported 0 infested units in the last 3 years of filings. HPD's bedbug filings are self-reported by the owner once a year; HPD does not inspect to confirm them.

• 2026: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2025: Owner reported 0 infested units
• 2024: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2023: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2022: No bedbug filing on record for this year
• 2021: Owner reported 0 infested units

Buildings department (DOB)

No open DOB violations. 0 DOB violations on record. Check on DOB BIS.

Evictions and housing court

0 executed evictions in the last 3 years (0 on record). 0 open HPD cases; 0 harassment findings.

Rent stabilization

No rent-stabilized units on the tax bill.

Owner and management

Owner: 542 CHAUNCEY STREET LLC. Head officer: JACOB COHEN. Managing agent: JACOB COHEN. See the full portfolio.

Last HPD registration Oct 15, 2025. Registration on file through Sep 1, 2026; renewal not yet in the city's data.

Tax lot and city IDs

BBL 3015170017, HPD building ID 884684. HPD Online, ACRIS, DOB BIS.

Nearest subway

• Chauncey St (J, Z), 1 min walk
• Bushwick Av-Aberdeen St (L), 5 min walk
• Rockaway Av (C), 6 min walk

How the grade is calculated

Sources: NYC HPD Housing Maintenance Code Violations, NYC 311 Service Requests, NYC HPD Bedbug Reporting, NYC Marshal Evictions (DOI), NYC HPD Housing Litigations, NYC DOB Violations, NYC DOF tax bills (via JustFix Who Owns What portfolio API, v2), NYC HPD Property Registration. Methodology. Report generated 2026-10-28.